Match Report
| Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur |  |  | Liverpool | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Rik Mont | Rik Mont | Tom Bingham | Tom Bingham | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wes Etherington | W. Etherington |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | David Vargas | D. Vargas | |||||||||
| Siaka Kroupi-Zahi | S. Kroupi-Zahi |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 32 |  | Alex Gallacher | A. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Daniel Winterburn | D. Winterburn | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 32 | | Oleg Hunt | O. Hunt | |||||||||
| Spencer Insley | S. Insley | | 72 | D | | 4 | | R | 40 |  | Alfred Fletcher | A. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Scott Granville | S. Granville | | 74 | D |  | | 5 | | R | 40 | | Emile George | E. George | ||||||||
| Enrique Butragueno | E. Butragueno |  | 74 | M | | 6 | | | M | 69 | | Brian Gardner | B. Gardner | ||||||||
| Jorge Soares | J. Soares |  | 76 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Scott Best | S. Best | |||||||||
| Graham Peters | G. Peters | | 73 | A | | 8 | | A | 75 | | Ralph Goodwin | R. Goodwin | |||||||||
| Alpay Özalan | A. Özalan |  | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Ronnie Cope | R. Cope | |||||||||
| Sora Ogawa | S. Ogawa |  | 79 | A | | 10 | | R | 40 | | Richard Clapham | R. Clapham | |||||||||
| Darius Lisbie | D. Lisbie | | 74 | A | | 11 | | R | 40 | | Darren Smith | D. Smith | |||||||||
| Des Vernazza | D. Vernazza | | 73 | D | | 12 | | R | 40 | | Gavin Davies | G. Davies | |||||||||
| Paolo Hurst | P. Hurst | | 64 | M | | 13 | | R | 40 | | John Adams | J. Adams | |||||||||
| Leon Beckham | L. Beckham | | 73 | D | | 14 | | D | 32 | | Edmundo Vidal | E. Vidal | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 12,342 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Stockdale.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Stockdale.
0.00
0-0Liverpool kick off the first half!
8.09
0-0Scott Best threads a neat ball through to Brian Gardner. Brian Gardner tries a spectacular long range effort. Wes Etherington gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
9.43
1-0Jorge Soares sees Sora Ogawa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sora Ogawa knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Peters. Graham Peters rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.29
1-0Enrique Butragueno changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Enrique Butragueno whips in a cross ball towards Sora Ogawa. Sora Ogawa directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but Emile George blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
20.26
Siaka Kroupi-Zahi flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Soares controls it well on his chest. Jorge Soares knocks the ball to his team mate, Enrique Butragueno. Enrique Butragueno chips the ball to his team mate, Sora Ogawa. Some silky footwork from Sora Ogawa provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's there!! David Vargas has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.50
Spencer Insley receives the ball from a throw-in from Scott Granville. Spencer Insley flicks a high pass forward. Alpay Özalan collects the pass. Alpay Özalan flicks a high ball forward to Darius Lisbie who gracefully takes it down. Darius Lisbie cuts inside the box! Darius Lisbie comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but David Vargas reads it well. Good keeping!
26.13
2-0Jorge Soares flicks a high pass forward. Darius Lisbie collects the pass. Darius Lisbie knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Peters. Graham Peters makes a deft header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.11
Scott Best flicks a high ball forward to Brian Gardner who takes it down. Brian Gardner skips past Siaka Kroupi-Zahi! Brian Gardner muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
28.50
2-0Enrique Butragueno flicks the ball to his team mate, Jorge Soares. Jorge Soares makes an attacking run forward. Jorge Soares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.44
Scott Best hits a low pass to Richard Clapham. Richard Clapham lofts in a cross ball towards Brian Gardner. Brian Gardner makes a deft header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Liverpool!
39.45
Alex Gallacher brings the ball forward. Alex Gallacher chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Cope. Ronnie Cope knocks in a cross ball towards Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies wide!
42.22
Daniel Winterburn plays the ball forward to Alpay Özalan. Alpay Özalan shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
44.08
Oleg Hunt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Cope. Ronnie Cope whips in a cross ball towards Darren Smith. Darren Smith rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Wes Etherington is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Tottenham Hotspur appear unchanged since the first half. Liverpool also appear unchanged since the first half. The Liverpool players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The second half starts with Tottenham Hotspur kicking off!
49.24
Jorge Soares threads a neat ball through to Darius Lisbie. Darius Lisbie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.36
Jorge Soares flicks a high pass forward. Sora Ogawa collects the pass. Sora Ogawa shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but David Vargas manages to gather it comfortably.
55.50
Scott Best flicks a high pass forward. Brian Gardner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Brian Gardner plays a one-two with Scott Best and advances towards the goal... Brian Gardner comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
57.35
Scott Best knocks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Wes Etherington. Excellent save.
60.48
2-1Tottenham Hotspur have made a substitution with Leon Beckham replacing Sora Ogawa .
63.42
Jorge Soares threads a neat ball through to Alpay Özalan. Alpay Özalan whips in a cross ball towards Graham Peters. Graham Peters knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
66.36
Enrique Butragueno sees Jorge Soares in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jorge Soares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Vargas who gathers it comfortably.
71.02
Scott Best sees Ralph Goodwin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ralph Goodwin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.47
3-1Jorge Soares catches Scott Best on the ankles. Jorge Soares is shown the yellow card! Scott Best gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.05
Enrique Butragueno knocks the ball forward to Darius Lisbie. Darius Lisbie lofts in a cross ball towards Alpay Özalan. Alpay Özalan connects with a diving header but it's drastically wayward!
78.44
3-1Alfred Fletcher barges into Enrique Butragueno. The referee brings Alfred Fletcher to one side and gives him a warning! Enrique Butragueno hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.11
Jorge Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Peters. Graham Peters sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
85.15
Scott Best hits a low pass to Brian Gardner. Brian Gardner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Siaka Kroupi-Zahi.
87.41
3-1Scott Best catches Jorge Soares on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jorge Soares runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.1%
37.9%
Play Area
24.2%
47%
28.8%
Scorers
| Graham Peters 9, 63 Sora Ogawa 20 | Brian Gardner 33 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Graham Peters of Tottenham Hotspur |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Wes Etherington (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Siaka Kroupi-Zahi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Daniel Winterburn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Spencer Insley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Scott Granville (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Enrique Butragueno (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Jorge Soares (MID) |  | 7 |
| 8. | Graham Peters (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Alpay Özalan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Sora Ogawa (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Darius Lisbie (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Des Vernazza (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paolo Hurst (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Leon Beckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | David Vargas (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Alex Gallacher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Oleg Hunt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alfred Fletcher (RES) | 5 | |
| 5. | Emile George (RES) | 6 | |
| 6. | Brian Gardner (MID) | | 8 |
| 7. | Scott Best (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Ralph Goodwin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ronnie Cope (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Richard Clapham (RES) | 6 | |
| 11. | Darren Smith (RES) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gavin Davies (RES) | 0 | |
| 13. | John Adams (RES) | 0 | |
| 14. | Edmundo Vidal (DEF) | 0 | |